Making Of: Dimension Data in Assoc. with Microsoft Hololens AV - VFX

Take a look at our "making of" for a corporate AV that we did for Dimension Data in association with Microsoft. We are proud to announce that we offer post production and vfx to our suite of services. Thanks to the team for creating this piece.

My FCMB

MY FCMB

2D Animation with a quick turnaround time. Our friends from Hitchcock Michalski needed some help animating their video, detailing Nigeria’s bank, MyFCMB’s new customer relationship management tool. And like a well-oiled machine, with designs done by Hitchcock Michalski and animation done by Punch Club Studio, that animation was done and approved in no time flat! Designs created in Adobe Illustrator and then Animated in After Effects with DUIK rigging system.

Discovery - Health Executive Plan Series

Medical Bills; Consultation Fees; unexpected visits to the hospital… These are some pretty scary phrases, but with Discovery, things just got a whole lot easier. We had the opportunity to re-envision Discovery’s Health Plan videos along with a few more videos detailing their benefits and how easy it is to claim back with them. There was a lot of content to get through, but our team was more than ready for the challenge. Well done to the team involved!

2D elements were created in Adobe Illustrator and animated in Adobe After Effects. 3D elements were created in Softimage and rendered in Redshift.

It’s Miller Time

There isn’t much that can top an ice-cold Miller (in our opinion). So we thought we would make our own promo short for our favourite beer. The aim of this project was to exhibit Miller’s rich, gold look in a high contrast fashion, as well as to convey the idea of a refreshing drink. The look and feel for the ice were particularly difficult, but we are very happy with the result.

Everything was modelled in Softimage and Cinema4D. Water simulations were done in Realflow and the final scenes rendered in Redshift. Finally, everything was composited in After Effects.

Kotex Bags 2016

Kotex’s new and fashionable ladies pad-bags have arrived! We had the chance to work with our friends from Ogilvy again in creating the new TV promo for Kotex’s new product. If the interesting patterns on the pad-bags don’t catch your interest, hopefully our 10 second end-tag will.

3D elements were modeled in Maya and Softimage. Rendered in Redshift and finally composited in After Effects.

You Guys Rock

We took on the task of creating this vibrant, fun and experimental internal promo to thank all our clients for their continued support over the year. Secondly, this project was to challenge us in creating characters that could perform to music as an actual animated band, with each member bringing their own personality to the stage. This also allow us the opportunity to test our rigging & animation skills in a different space. Overall it gave us the chance to learn and to encourage the team to continue to create projects that inspire us. We hope yo enjoy this project and we look forward to creating the next one.

Punch Club Studio Showreel 2016

Montego Vet AV

Punch Club Studio was tasked with the creation of the New Montego Vet AV.

The AV is referenced as a marketing tool to Vets around South Africa to stock the Montego Brand and the various pet foods that Montego creates.

Our trick was to integrate design, 2D animation, and 3D Animation with hi-res background stills, and make the piece feel as though A. it was all shot through the lens of a camera, and B. the story was continuous, and the piece communicated the Key Selling points of the brand. We created a 'hero' for the piece - the Montego border collie dog. His role was to link the viewer to the various animation 'ques,' as well as link the various shots together. He had to have various animations that mimicked those of a dog in the real world.

This is a piece that we are proud of, as everything came together with the aid of Direction & design form our fiends over at Nieghbourhood Creative.

Thanks to the team for creating magic . . . from bare plates, creative executions, and integrated animations, Punch Club Studio was an integral part of the full process.

DStv Repeats Revised TV Spot

We were briefed by Studio Zoo to design and animate a fun look for the Repeats Revised TVC explaining how viewers can watch content that they have missed out on or watch those classic shows that they enjoy watching.

DStv Rainfade: - AB Devilliers Promo

This is an extension for the Rainfade DSTV Promos that are currently airing on South Africa's DSTV services. The promos are used to explain to the viewers about the loss in signal strength and quality during heavy thunderstorms. Being involved with the 'Arnie' (Arnold Schwarzenegger) promo was great, but now we welcome our first South African sports celebrity and Icon AB Devilliers. Big thanks to Studio Zoo for allowing us to take control of the job from a creative level, and a thanks to everyone else involved.

Nedbank Retail Montage

We were commissioned by the awesome team at Joe Public to create a bunch of retail spots for the new Nedbank campaign. The challenge was to get all of the deliverables done in a short period of time, and as each deliverable consisted of different elements everything was created from scratch and matched to the CI.A nice one to work on. Thanks to the team at JoePublic and the team at Punch Club Studio for all your efforts.

Punch Club Studio Showcase 2015

Punch Club Studios' 2015 Showreel - let us know your thoughts, or get in contact with us.punchclubstudio.com

Bell Lager Uganda

We were approached by Conduit Productions to create a 30 second TVC for Uganda'n beer, ''Bell Lager.'' Punch Club Studio, under the creative direction of Marc Ziman, had the opportunity to create magic for the Bell Lager brand. With the use of some trickery we created a dynamic liquid splash that was controllable from one shot to the next.

With all the liquid geometry, we used the Redshift GPU based renderer. We were able to output all 16 shots within the week at full HD on one machine only rendering at night - impressive to say the least.

Punch Club Studio 2016 REEL intro

Introducing our 2016 showreel intro. A combination of 2D and 3D to create something a little different. Keep a look out for our upcoming 2016 Showreel to be released early next year. Exciting stuff from our team at Punch Club Studio

Bolwell Nagari

This is an internal piece we worked on in collaboration with Melbourne, Australia based Michael Gray, a talented industrial designer focused on creating radical designs in the automotive industry.

Punch Club Studio's initial aim was to re-create the design originally conceptualized by Michael in 3D. It turned out to be such a great collab that we decided to go one step further and create a fictitious TVC showcasing the capabilities of the Redshift renderer and our 3D work. With no real point behind the TVC we weren't constrained by purpose, so hopefully another piece to add to 'the reel' coming soon.

Canon Business Center AV

We were briefed to design and animate this emotive fun piece through Totality Creative. With a great script to follow, this was a great project to showcase our 2d skills and to communicate the concept through use of Icons, character and motion graphics. Thanks to the team that worked on this - a great project to be a part of.

Discovery Health Smart Plan AV

Punch Club Studio was asked to create, design and come up with a concept for the new Discovery Health Plan presentation AV, a visual journey through their 'app' outlining the basics of what it can do for their target market.

Our challenge was to create a visual language that represented "Social media", and how this integrates into the useage of their very latest 'app' - the Smart Plan.

An awesome project to be involved with. BIG thanks to everyone at Discovery for allowing us to put this together for them.

Nando's Art Initiative

This was a project briefed to Punch Club Studio by the Nando's Art Initiative. The idea was to create a housing device that depicted what the Art Initiative is, and how Nandos South Africa is contributing to social development and upliftment through selecting under privileged artists in the South African region and nurturing their talents as well as purchase of their artworks for in-store application.

Our challenge was to create a look and feel that resembled the Nandos CI, whilst making a dynamic non-typical housing element by use of both 3D Animation and 2D integration. This was a great one to work on as deadlines were 'tight.' The end result was a bronze Loerie award at the "Loerie awards 2015". A big thank you to Nandos and specifically Kirsty Niehaus for making this possible.

DStv Friendly Idents

Punch Club Studio was briefed to create the new "DStv Friendly Idents" Created in studio we used stock images to create a top down view of various cliche's that suit a target audience at a specific time of day. A fun one to work with tight deadlines and a bunch of deliverables. Well done to the team at Punch Club Studio for impressing client.

PSL Super Sport Live It Loud Channel Refresh

Punch Club Studio was asked by S2 Multimedia to re-create the PSL channel imagery for Super Sport South Africa. The goal was to take the existing visual treatment and give it a high end appeal, whilst remaining visually attractive. This was a great project to be a part of. Thanks to the team at Punch Club Studio for creating a nice piece of work.

Four Weddings SA Intro

Punch Club Studio was tasked by production studio "Quite Frankly," to create a South African version of the BBC show "Four Weddings." Our challenge was to change the original BBC template by incorporating a South African twist by use of character, colours and textures. Our production time frame was 2 weeks which allowed us to craft both colour pallet and design. Animation was to be 'light, fun and had to incorporate clever transitions. This was a great one to work on.

Outsurance Promo Game of Thrones Pitch

We were briefed by Totality to create a pitch for the Outsurance "Game of Thrones" 10 sec opening promo done in full 3D. Speed was of the essence with this production. We had 3 days to put this together and no budget. Punch Club Studio focused on putting more time into look and feel of image and less time on animation. As a piece of work we felt we met the brief and matched the Game of Thrones opening look and feel. Client was happy.

Telkom Idols South Africa 2015

Our brief was quite simple: to re-create the "proudly sponsored by" Telkom end board for South African Idols. Again, production time was short - 4 days including render and 3D compositing. A great one to work on. Thanks to the team at Punch Club Studio for pushing through this one. Champions.

Club 808 Channel Imaging

We were briefed by Digital Union Production to come up with a channel re brand to design a modern look and feel for the Club 808 Channel opener and toolkit for ETV, which included straps, stings and housing devices. This project was a really great opportunity for us to work on, as it allowed us to bring our 3d and 2d design style combined into the whole mix of the different channel elements. This was a great one to work on!

Super Sport Internal Promo

This was a concept that we had two years ago, and we have been in production on it between jobs. The Idea was to communicate the years sports events by use of a device. These were major sporting events that Super Sport would air for 2015. It was an awesome project to work on, and as a promo we are happy with the way it turned out.

Reel Adventures

Another Internal piece done in-between work. Just a piece to improve internal processes between 3D Animation and Comp work. We wanted to challenge ourselves on creating a realistic interpretation of an underwater scene.What better way to showcase Africa's greatest freshwater fighting fish - the Tiger Fish.

J&B Made For The Mix

We were briefed to design and animate the promo.This project was for a talent show sponsored by J&B which is arid on MTV Base channel. We had a lot of fun coming up with the artwork and executing the whimsical animated elements.

Telkom Knockout Logo

We were tasked at Punch Club Studio to create a total of 4 Telkom Logos. This logo is for the Telkom Knockout soccer competition. This particular logo took three days to create including render and composite. A great one to work on and a really chuffed client. Thanks to the team at Punch Club Studio.

Monty & Me - Montego

This is a pitch we worked on for Neighbourhood Creative. Our internal brief was to integrate 2D Character Animation with 'lifelike' 3D Rendering to create a unique Brand TVC. Spanned over 2 weeks the production involved everything from storyboard, design, rigging, animation, comp and rendering. Thanks to the team at Punch Club Studios for a great end product.

Arnie Rainfade DSTV

This was a Promo that we did for DSTV South Africa in association with Totality Creative. The brief was to stick to a 'strict' style guide on character animations, but to create a visually appealing interpretation of Arnold Schwarzenegger who jokingly acts out some of his more well known performances.

This is a descriptive promo explaining how the DSTV decoder is susceptible to losing signal during thunder storms, like 'Arnie' it too has it's own weaknesses. A great one to work on.

Vodacom TVC

Spitfire Films was commissioned to create Vodacom's latest TVC, and they got a-hold of Punch Club Studio to help with creating a full vfx shot for the end board. A great project to work on and thanks to the team at Spitfire for making this a pleasure to work on.

Rhythm City Title Seq

Punch Club Studio was tasked to create the new Rhythm City opening title sequence courtesy of Quizzical Pictures. In collaboration with Justin Wingate we were able to get this out for client. The project included the integration of 3D and 2D VFX and lighting into 'live plates.' A fun project to work on, and thanks to Quizzical for a smooth production pipeline.

Fandango

Punch Club Studio was tasked to create the 3D packshots and Simulated liquid splashes for this 25 sec TVC. Quite a challenge to say the least as we had 3 weeks to do everything from lighting, animation and including rendering, but, we got the job out and client was happy to say the least. This version of the Fandango TVC was comped internally by Ryan Crocker. To see final TVC visit Digital Union's website - digitalunion.tv

Kaizer Chiefs

The Kaizer Chiefs insurance products, in association with Hollard South Africa (Agency OpenCo) commissioned Spaghetti.TV to create a rebrand on their TV and Channel imagery - to bring the imagery up to date. The brief was simple: to create something that was elegant, had 'class' and sparkled using the KC Corporate colours, it needed to feel upbeat and full of energy. The challenge was that we had to spread the 'look and feel' across variable deliveries:- a 10 second top and tail, including 2 X 10 second crawlers and 2 X 10 second squeezebacks. Our production timeline was 2 weeks, and our pre-production was 2 days. With a great effort from the team, creatively we exceeded clients expectations.

VEntertainment / VPrime Channel Imaging

This was a monster of a job - with 3 weeks of production I was tasked with animating two full channels for VUZU. The brief included bumpers, crawlers, Animated straps, opening and closing, twitter boards etc. The current imagery are just some selects of the work done.

Channel 0

This was a fun project to work on with the team from Birthmark South Africa. The brief was to create generic animations for channel imaging, so the challenge was to create 3D graphics that allowed for 2D title integrations.

ASCF AV Cut down

A monster of a brief:- to create a 24 minute AV in 2.5 weeks containing Design, 3D visualisation, 2D motion graphics and Edit clips. A challenge to say the least but the chaps at Digital Union made it a pleasure to work on. Thanks to the team at Punch Club Studio for pulling through on this. Job well done.

Super Rugby DSTV Mobile Promo

This was a promo RC was commissioned by Birthmark to do. The brief was to deep composite background plates onto green screen live action for the Super Rugby competition 2014. Under the design of Michael Louw and Creative Direction from Garth Van Heerden the project was an exciting challenge. Thanks to the team at Birthmark for a smooth production.

RC Showreel Opening

This was an internal project done for RC Showreel 2013 opening.The idea was to create a hi-tech facility that showcased 3D and 2D graphic integration, with the sole purpose of revealing the RC logo at the end. The production spanned over 2 weeks with animator Ryan Crocker taking care of design, animation, rendering, compositing and sound design. Glad to have such talent at Punch Club Studio.

Created by - Ryan Crocker (Director at Punch Club Studio)

Lucozade Pitch Treatment

We created this pitch for Tanzanian Lucozade. The brief was simple: - to come up with a treatment that would cater a tight budget, but still be able to showcase the energy of drinking a lucozade energy drink. This treatment was for Pitch purpose, and as a result of a 'full' creative execution we won the final production.

SABC News Channel Rebrand

Punch Club Studio was approached by an agency to redesign the SABC news re-brand station channel image. We were tasked to create a visual language that will communicate, and brand all aspects of the news, and to create a responsive design that works across all screens (tv, mobile, desktop) The station image should be friendly, mature, striking, bold and recognisable, as news is entertainment, therefore imagery used should be interesting and relevant.

Our Creative Concept

Our creative concept is focused on evolving integration into the current SABC systems with priority on creating channel imagery that has longevity, and executing a strong creative concept that is elegant, modern and clean. It portrays the feeling of corporate SA and the ethos of professionalism. The creative execution stands out, as we have pulled our design elements form circular generic housing devices, incorporated into the clean and angular structure associated with cutting edge glass shards. The tone of our concept is one of transparency, as SABC News reports the truths and events that are happening in our Country and the rest of Africa, but with an emphasis on the news that is happening on a global scale.

Imperial AV

We had created an animated AV for Imperial to illustrate how the company would offer it's services into the African market. It was a rewarding experience designing and animating the clip for out client Digital Union.

Antalis Paper Cups

Joe Public Shift had created a series of 25 paper cups for Antalis. Each cup had different characteristics. We were briefed to shoot the environment and recreate 5 animated examples of various cups. It was an exiting challenge to bring each cup to life. Thanks to the team at Joe Public Shift for an awesome brief and working with us.

Gone Fishin

This is an internal character project that we did in some down-time. We hope to be able to take this concept further and there is talk of creating a short movie, or maybe a short series.Project was rendered with V-Ray for Softimage and composited in After Effects.

VW Amarok

This is an internal project we worked on in-between various jobs, at Spaghetti.TV. It was a good one to work on as it posed it's own set of challenges. It took longer than we would have liked, to complete, but that being said, the team pulled through in the end, to create something we are proud of.

Skin Smart

The Be Skin Smart app for Meda Pharma SA allows users to monitor their exposure to the sun by setting personal timers based on their skin types. Arc Interactive approached us for a slick explainer video to be packaged with the app that would give users a quick overview of how it all works.

Golf Whitchers World

A piece of work done on pitch for a Golf training show. We had tight turn around times - 1 week for total production. I worked on the 3D end board for the show. My brief was to simply create something that was a little different and something that exuded 'class.' I ended up designing, animating and compositing our clients logo over four days - with more time I'd love to take it to the next level.

Joe Public United

This AV was created for Joe Public's partners in Amsterdam, Holland and clients based in South Africa.The Joe Public United launch party took place in June at the agency in Johannesburg.The Video was displayed on a projector at the event.Special thanks go to Black Envelope Productions for helping with setting up the shoot, as well as all the guys at Joe Public for the great opportunity to work together.

English Up

We were approached by London based company Infogr8 to produce an animated video for their client Macmillan. we were involved in the conceptual phase all the way through to final execution. It was a privilege working with the team at Infogr8 and that we could produce an informative yet engaging product.

Ora Bank TVC

This was a live action shoot that needed vfx, 3D and compositing on specific shots. A great project to work on, and the Orabank client was happy to have the work done on such a tight deadline. Work courtesy of Ginger Pictures.

Human Genome

We were approached by Assemble to produce an animation for The University of Pretoria that illustrates the magnitude of the Human Genome using a metaphor that everyone could understand. We were responsible for creating the concept together with researchers from the University, and also for art direction and design.

OFM Music Box

Joe Public Shift developed this awesome concept for radio station OFM, and needed an awards entry AV for submission to the Cannes Lion advertising festival (where they won bronze under the Promotional Item Design category). The agency provided all the illustrations and video content, and we went about animating and putting it all together.

Exxaro Safety AV

We were approached by Blue Moon Corporate Communications to create a video montage for their Exxaro client to display their journey of culture, family, community, education and safety. This clip was displayed as a intro opening to the Exxaro safety conference in 2012